The life and adventures of Santa Claus [abridged

This enchanting tale, originally written more than 100 years ago by L. Frank Baum, marries all the magic and fantasy of The Wizard of Oz to the classic Christmas tale.Nicholas is a mortal child found in the forest and raised by a band of woodland fairies and elves, where he learns to whittle small trinkets and toys from wood. As he grows older, he makes it his mission in life to make children happy by carving and delivering toys. Such traditions like hanging stockings on the chimney, Claus’s flying reindeer, and St. Nick’s immortality are explained through Baum’s colorful narrative thread.Award winning painter Charles Santore, who has interpreted such classics as Peter Rabbit, The Little Mermaid, and The Wizard of Oz, beautifully re-imagines this Christmas fairytale, which is sure to become a Christmas classic on children’s bookshelves.Book Details:Format: HardcoverPublication Date: 9/2 EDITORIAL REVIEW: This enchanting tale, originally written more than 100 years ago by L. Frank Baum, marries all the magic and fantasy of *The Wizard of Oz* to the classic Christmas tale. Nicholas is a mortal child found in the forest and raised by a band of woodland fairies and elves, where he learns to whittle small trinkets and toys from wood. As he grows older, he makes it his mission in life to make children happy by carving and delivering toys. Such traditions like hanging stockings on the chimney, Claus鈥檚 flying reindeer, and St. Nick鈥檚 immortality are explained through Baum鈥檚 colorful narrative thread. Award winning painter Charles Santore, who has interpreted such classics as *Peter Rabbit*, *The Little Mermaid*, and *The Wizard of Oz*, beautifully re-imagines this Christmas fairytale, which is sure to become a Christmas classic on children鈥檚 bookshelves. Fiction,General,Juvenile Fiction,Children's Books,Science Fiction; Fantasy; Magic,Ages 4-8 Fiction,Holidays & Celebrations,Children's Fiction,Christmas stories,Children's & young adult fiction & true stories,Children: Grades 1-2,christmas,Christmas & Advent,Educational: Religious studies,Santa Claus,Holidays & Celebrations - Christmas & Advent EDITORIAL REVIEW: This enchanting tale, originally written more than 100 years ago by L. Frank Baum, marries all the magic and fantasy of *The Wizard of Oz* to the classic Christmas tale. Nicholas is a mortal child found in the forest and raised by a band of woodland fairies and elves, where he learns to whittle small trinkets and toys from wood. As he grows older, he makes it his mission in life to make children happy by carving and delivering toys. Such traditions like hanging stockings on the chimney, Claus’s flying reindeer, and St. Nick’s immortality are explained through Baum’s colorful narrative thread. Award winning painter Charles Santore, who has interpreted such classics as *Peter Rabbit*, *The Little Mermaid*, and *The Wizard of Oz*, beautifully re-imagines this Christmas fairytale, which is sure to become a Christmas classic on children’s bookshelves.

this Fantasy Of The Origins Of Santa Claus By The Author Of The Wizard Of Oz Books Is A Delight For Children Of All Ages. Baum Is At His Best In Creating A Mythic And Fantastic World Into Which The Young Santa Claus Is Born. Originally Published In 1902.

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santore Sets Baum's 1902 Story About The Origins Of Santa Claus In A Lavishly Detailed Wooded Fantasy Landscape. The Wood-nymph Necile (she Strongly Resembles Waterhouse's “lady Of Shalott”) Adopts A Human Child, Who She Names Claus. As He Grows Up And Leaves The Forest, He Devotes Himself To The Welfare Of Poor Children By Building Toys, Eventually Enlisting Magic Reindeer And Constructing A Sleigh. Santa's Evolution From Humble Woodsman To The Man In The Red Suit Will Delight Readers And Answer A Few Questions To Boot. Ages 4–8. (sept.)

In this significantly shortened version of Baum's 1902 tale, readers learn that Santa Claus, abandoned as a baby, was adopted and raised by a wood-nymph in the magical forest of Burzee. After he grows up and learns about the human world he came from, he decides to devote his life to helping children, and the rest is history. Baum's original language, florid and wordy, has been pared down into a more readable and modern narrative A human foundling child, adopted by a wood-nymph and raised by the creatures who inhabit a magical forest, grows up to be the immortal Santa Claus